Tam Willey (they/them) is an international trainer of nature therapy guides and grateful member of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Tam has been actively guiding, creating and facilitating land-based programming since 2017 when they got certified with ANFT. From half day outings to multi-day retreats in urban and more remote wilder environments, Tam guides, mentors, facilitates, and explores themes of belonging and attention through story and immersive ways of being together that support a culture of reciprocity and relational kinship. Tam tends various community partnerships and collaborations across the Turtle Island and locally on the coastal Massachusetts wetlands of Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston where they have been deeply rooted, living and working in since 1998. Informed by their background as an artist, musician, local handy person, woodworking instructor, custodian, skateboarder, LGBTQIA+ youth advisor, community advocate, Tam is passionate about relational health, bioregional herbalism, community supported agriculture, fermentation, food reclamation, skill sharing, tech wellness, and rites of passage. Tam holds CPR, First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Wilderness Mental Health First Responder, and Nature Therapy Guide certifications. For more information about Tam, check out ToadstoolWalks.com.

Christine Hoyer is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy guide based in Tennessee. She grew up exploring nature and national parks throughout the United States which lead to a career in wilderness management and over 17 years of trail experience. She was drawn to Nature and Forest Therapy as a way to deepen her own authentic connection to the natural world and holding that space for others to openly experience nature's gifts and benefits has become just as important. She stepped into the role as the coordinator of the Trail Certification program for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy to support the expansion of the network of trails and trail experiences. She has been an active guide since 2019, and she also serves as a coach and apprentice trainer for guides in training. Her passion lies in the belief that everyone has the capacity to awaken, re-awaken, explore, and expand their own connection with the more-than-human-world by simply being present and tuning in to what is being offered.